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Reduced dopaminergic reinforcement, not learning capacity, limits operant learning in aging Drosophila
Ishrat Jahan, Helen Holvoet, Jean‐François De Backer, Ilona C Grunwald Kadow
This study shows that aging in Drosophila impairs dopaminergic reinforcement rather than learning capacity, with specific subtype vulnerabilities in dopaminergic neurons.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.17.732983